I will miss you terribly. Your sense of humour and wonderful pesona brought everyone on these boards (and in the Monastery) closer together. I will miss your wonderful artwork, vivid piratey imagery and your wonderful sense of humour. Above all, thank you for your friendship, you have brought joy and happiness to so many.

Goodbye Bart. Always a steady hand on the tiller, and never a harsh word for the crew. Whatever shall we do for Fish 'Ed Stoo now?

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks."One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)

Got a bottle of Kraken rum, and we'll be firing up Pirates of the Caribbean tonight, in his honor. I'll probably throw in a shot for Pieces as well, since I haven't done anything to celebrate her memory yet, even though cone-yak might be more appropriate. But, y'know, flimsy moral standards, and all that.

Thinking of you, Bart. And sending love to your family. It can seem a bit selfish, mourning someone you've only met once, known mostly through the internet... and certainly it's not comparable to losing a family member, but it's still something. You forumites are all my family, or at least one of my families. Don't ever forget it.

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April 1... the bugger's playing us and will come back saying it was all a big joke.Wishing it was. It's hard to truly know someone from words on a page. We give up ourselves only bit by bit as we get comfortable with our Netmates, or maybe even present a far different persona. With Bart I'm sure it was 'boots and all', 'the real deal' right from the start and he made me laugh, often at his own expense. He and pieces are two people I would have loved to have at least met personally. We live on in the memories of those we touch no matter how briefly. I will remember them both.

I only found about about the death of Bart AND Pieces yesterday. For me it is as if both just died suddenly YESTERDAY.... prior to that they were both alive in my mind. It is a HUGE shock... more so than I might have imagined. I have not been posting at FSM for a couple of years, yet I do remember the place and the people fondly. I was only here messing about in the games threads, but you do get to "know" people a little. I had a bit of a "crush" on Pieces.. I guess her intellect, and her sense of humour struck a chord with me. And Bart always struck me as a guy I'd love to meet up with for a beer or several. I was in London and did visit the odd pub last September/October I wonder how close I got to Bart at that time? I did visit Wales... even walked briefly in Newport.. bus station to train station.

Welsh sheep ARE far more attractive than NZ sheep!

I digress.. but I imagine Bart and Pieces would approve.

My condolences to family and friends who were close to Bart and Pieces and to all of you here who knew them too.

I gather from Failbook that there is a Cancer Research UK fund for Bart / Antony. One of his friends is doing a sponsored bike ride tomorrow. I shall endeavour to get details, if anyone feels the need to contribute.

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks."One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)

Roy Hunter wrote:I gather from Failbook that there is a Cancer Research UK fund for Bart / Antony. One of his friends is doing a sponsored bike ride tomorrow. I shall endeavour to get details, if anyone feels the need to contribute.

"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks."One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)

Arrr, e' was one o' me favorites back in me browsin' days, wen I was still a bit too young to ave' an account. Bart, ye be dearly missed.

"Sonny, did we land or did we get shot down?"- my grandmother to an airline pilot.Pasta is not "an" art, it is the art. Any Italian(whom I think are second only to pirates, though that is not my call to make) can attest to that. It is unfortunate that a vast majority of them have forsaken His Noodlyness whom gave them His Saucy Knowledge of how to make great pasta in the first place.May you be forever touched by His Noodly ApendageGlob blessR'amen

*WARNING* SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED RANDOMNESS WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF THIS PERSON.